742 So. 2d 238 - Lightbourne v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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20 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]his cumulative analysis must be conducted so that the trial court has a `total picture' of the case. Such an analysis is similar to the cumulative analysis that must be conducted when considering the materiality prong of a Brady claim.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Preston v. State · Sims v. State

2. “[t]he trial court cannot consider each piece of evidence in a vacuum, but must look at the total picture of all the evidence when making its decision.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Preston v. State · 841 So. 2d 431 - Lightbourne v. State

3. “642 So.2d at 735 (emphasis supplied). We cautioned, however, that recanted testimony is”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 934 So. 2d 1187 - Archer v. State · 841 So. 2d 431 - Lightbourne v. State